The Banking Executive Magazine - January 2022 Issue

The Labor Market in Egypt ISSUE 157 JANUARY 2022 the BANKING EXECUTIVE 43 The gender gap widens significantly in relation to employment rates, reaching 5-6 times more among males compared to females, espe- cially among young age groups, sim- ilar with the past years, as shown in Figure 4 above. Table 2 below indicates that the largest percentage of workers be- longs to blue-collar workers, as they account for more than half of the labor, followed by professionals and managers, and then white-collar workers. Looking at the details of the blue-collar group, craftsmen repre- sent the largest percentage 33%, fol- lowed by farmers and agricultural workers 29%, then workers in facto- ries 22%. As for white-collar work- ers, 51% work in the service sector. Figure 4. Employment rates by gender and age during the fourth quarter (2019). Table2. Percentage distribution of employed persons in the main professions, 2018 Main Proffessions Legislators, senior officials and managers Specialists and scientific professionals Professionals and Managers Technicians and associate professional Clerks etc. Service and retail store workers Total White collar Farmers, agricultural workers and specialized fishing workers Craftsmen etc. Factory operation workers, machine operators and production assemblers Ordinary job workers Total Blue Collar 50.2% 49.8% 100% 35.2% 13.7% 51.1% 100% 28.7% 33.4% 21.6% 16.3% 100% 12% 11.9% 23.9% 8.1% 3.1% 11.7% 22.9% 15.3% 17.7% 11.5% 8.7% 53.2% Share of proffession in total occupational category Share of profession in total profession